Cult hunter reveals how Jonestown guru brainwashed moms into poisoning babies & themselves in massacre that killed 918

"NARCISSISTIC PSYCHO-PATH UNHINGED"

The nearly 1,000 people who died 50 years ago was the direct result of a "narcissistic psycho-path who became unhinged after so much drug use," Ross told The Sun.

Jones saw himself as an absolute ruler and was offended by anyone else coming into the People's Temple or anyone complaining about him.

LESSONS TO BE LEARNED

Jonestown was the "awakening" to the harsh reality of cults, Ross said, but there’s been one cult tragedy after another since then.

The way the law works, he explained, is law enforcement and the government can't intervene into a cult - even if they know about its existence - until its leader or followers commit criminal acts.

"Right now, there’s no criminal action or law against brainwashing people and manipulating your followers," Ross said.

"By the time they cross the line into criminality and law enforcement can intervene, it's usually too late."

The most important arrow in the quiver against cults are survivors who left, he said.

"That's the legacy. We need to listen to former cult members. We need law enforcement and child protective service to listen. But too often, by this point, it’s too late."